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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A plant tissue characteristic of the roots, located between the endodermis and phloem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The outermost zone of cells of the stele immediately within the endodermis.
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- noun botany : In a plant
root , thecylinder ofplant tissue between theendodermis andphloem .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Vascular tissue 142 a. The pericycle is the first layer of cells within the vascular cylinder 1) Its cells have retained the capacity to divide.
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Vascular tissue 142 a. The pericycle is the first layer of cells within the vascular cylinder 1) Its cells have retained the capacity to divide.
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The rest of the root forming the central core is the stele and at its periphery there is a single layer of cells called the = pericycle =.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses K. Rangachari
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The number of xylem groups is fairly large and the development of the xylem is from the pericycle towards the centre of the stele.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses K. Rangachari
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Arrows denote GUS expression in pericycle cells following NAA treatments.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Ora Hazak et al. 2010
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Chen, X.Y.; Yamada, Y.; Hashimoto, T.: An Atropa bel - ladonna hyoscyamine 6b-hydroxylase gene is differentially expressed in the root pericycle and anthers.
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Monocot roots also have pericycle, endodermis, cortex, and epidermis.
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Monocot roots also have pericycle, endodermis, cortex, and epidermis.
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Slide 6: cortex pericycle pith Xylem endodermis epidermis F ก F Fก 10x
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Slide 7: F ก F Fก 40x pericycle xylem pith phloem endodermis
hernesheir commented on the word pericycle
(n): (plant anatomy) a cylinder of parenchyma cells that lies just inside the endodermis and is the outermost part of the stele of plant stems and branches.
January 4, 2009